Title :
A Common Quantum Noise Model for Optical Amplification and Nonlinearity in WDM Transmission
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Submarine Networks, Nozay
Abstract :
We present a common quantum model describing noise generation and accumulation from both optical amplification and nonlinearity in long-haul WDM transmission, yielding predictions for optimal bit-error-rate and information-capacity performance
Keywords :
channel capacity; error statistics; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; quantum noise; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM transmission; bit-error-rate; information-capacity performance; long-haul WDM; noise accumulation; noise generation; optical amplification; optical nonlinearity; quantum noise model;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
